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The Art of Grace Lin: Meeting a Friend in an Unexpected Place
14 Jun, 2025 - 04 Jan, 2026
Grace Lin鈥檚 first picture book, The Ugly Vegetables, was published in 1999 to glowing praise. Twenty-five years later, she has created more than 30 titles, including board books, early readers, and middle grade novels, garnering Caldecott, Newbury, and Geisel honors along the way. Lin is a dedicated advocate for diversity in children鈥檚 book publishing, with a popular TEDx talk, 鈥淭he Windows and Mirrors of Your Child鈥檚 Bookshelf鈥� and created the video essay, 鈥淲hat to do when you realize classic books from your childhood are racist?鈥� for PBS News Hour and New England Public Radio. This career retrospective of more than 80 works celebrates all aspects of Lin鈥檚 creativity with original art, sketches, manuscripts, and videos.
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Grace Lin鈥檚 first picture book, The Ugly Vegetables, was published in 1999 to glowing praise. Twenty-five years later, she has created more than 30 titles, including board books, early readers, and middle grade novels, garnering Caldecott, Newbury, and Geisel honors along the way. Lin is a dedicated advocate for diversity in children鈥檚 book publishing, with a popular TEDx talk, 鈥淭he Windows and Mirrors of Your Child鈥檚 Bookshelf鈥� and created the video essay, 鈥淲hat to do when you realize classic books from your childhood are racist?鈥� for PBS News Hour and New England Public Radio. This career retrospective of more than 80 works celebrates all aspects of Lin鈥檚 creativity with original art, sketches, manuscripts, and videos.
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